{"id":24496,"date":"2021-04-22T19:10:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/04\/22\/opm-nominee-promises-new-direction-on-performance-management\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:58:12","slug":"opm-nominee-promises-new-direction-on-performance-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/hr\/2021\/04\/22\/opm-nominee-promises-new-direction-on-performance-management\/","title":{"rendered":"OPM nominee promises new direction on performance management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration drew significant controversy for several of its proposals to address poor performers in the workforce by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/hr\/2019\/09\/17\/a-new-rule-could-make-it-easier-to-fire-feds\/\" target=_blank>making federal employees easier to fire<\/a>, but President Joe Biden\u2019s pick to lead the Office of Personnel Management has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/newsletters\/2021\/02\/23\/the-battle-for-the-future-of-the-federal-workforce\/\" target=_blank>opposite approach<\/a> for improving performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat I have seen in most cases in executive roles is that oftentimes poor performance shows up because of lack of employee engagement, or a mismatch of talents and skills for that position, or there just isn\u2019t really clear metrics for those performance evaluations,\u201d said nominee Kiran Ahuja at an April 22 Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it\u2019s key to think about and focus on what OPM can do, if I was confirmed, around supporting agencies around performance management guidance, supporting managers and understanding those 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necessary to \u2018honor\u2019 retirees<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Nominee to head the Office of Personnel Management Kiran Ahuja envisions the best way to improve the backlog of retirement processing is turning to digital.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also said that agencies should be \u201chyper-focused on professional development\u201d so that employees have a clear path for progression and growth in their jobs, as senior leaders reach retirement age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And though Ahuja did not comment directly on the value of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/hr\/2020\/09\/08\/trump-moves-to-end-un-american-diversity-training-for-feds\/\" target=_blank>Trump administration decision to suspend diversity training<\/a> in the federal workforce that taught critical race theory and white privilege, she did emphasize that expanding 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